Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in rural Bangladesh

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 281-297

  Mahabub Ul Anwar, Md ^a   Rob, Ubaidur ^a   Talukder, Md Noorunnabi ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 47149092625     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/IQ.27.4.b     Document Type: Article

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